2018 - Spain/Portugal (if not England, which has been tainted a little)

2022 - AUSTRALIA

FIFA's banning of the OFC rep hurts Australia as that was definitely one vote for Australia.

What could seriously happen:2018 - Russia - has the money, would be unique, no weather worries, yet can we really forget that horrible ECL final and plastic pitches2022 - Qatar - The allegations of vote buying would be huge but this is a massively underrated bid, much better than Japan & South Korea's bids, financially they're much better than all opponents, no worries about other sports and they have the most political clout, plus FIFA would be breaking new ground before anybody else did, need I mention Bin Hamman and his shadyness, he's rigged an AFC Presidental election before, and guess where he's from? There's a reason Qatar is hosting the 2011 Asian Cup.

I see Warner as crucial here, with the way the procedure works, anyone who votes for Bennelux will change their vote, as there is no winner till we have a clear majority, that's why I give this to Portugal/Spain, even with the first vote tied at eight, I think it'll be Portugal/Spain that pick up more votes than England. I really don't see Platini, who is crucial here and really hard to guess, as voting for England, his policies as UEFA president are anti-England. England need to hope they make it to the two horse race against someone other than Portugal/Spain.

I see Warner as crucial here, with the way the procedure works, anyone who votes for Bennelux will change their vote, as there is no winner till we have a clear majority, that's why I give this to Portugal/Spain, even with the first vote tied at eight, I think it'll be Portugal/Spain that pick up more votes than England. I really don't see Platini, who is crucial here and really hard to guess, as voting for England, his policies as UEFA president are anti-England. England need to hope they make it to the two horse race against someone other than Portugal/Spain.

Jack Warner is the type of moron who will sell you his vote for a Coke and a hot dog. The starving bas####

Grondona voting for Portugal/Spain is a given,for several years I've been thinking that there's something weird going on between Argentina and Spain when it comes to the transfer of soccer players.

In few words, anytime a kid from Argentina scores 3 goals, he's sold for $20 million dollars to a team in Spain.

I can be 100% safe to say at least 10-20 of those "pampered" Archies playing in La Liga, would not even make it thru their first year in the Mexican League.

The fact is that by now, the Archies have penetrated every single level of the personnel of almost all Spanish league clubs. Jorge Valdano (1986 World Champion), for example, has been for some time one of Real Madrid's big decision-makers.

Want to guess where that "favoritism" and "protectionism" is coming from?

Do not expect logic to impose in this type of decisions by the big guys at FIFA. Last-minute decision changes have been the rule. Here's a quote on the topic from a sports analyst, which I found on the internet:

"For all the talk about the inspection reports, it's tough to judge just how influential they are. Theoretically, they should be massively important because how competently a country can host the world's biggest sporting event should be of the utmost importance, but in reality, there are other things in play. Obviously, politics plays a part in all of this and who owes whom a favor, but that's common in all business. Some may say FIFA is corrupt and some say they're practical, but the fact is that there is more at play than technical competency. Goodwill and the growth of the sport play a role, as does the ability to make significant change somewhere. How many of the 22 executive committee members set to vote on the right to host will even read all of the reports and how many will just skim them or toss them out? It's impossible to say, but with under two weeks to go until the votes, the inspection report has thrown another variable into the pot."